Biography
Daniel Zimmer (b. 1990) is a conceptual photographer based in Germany. His visual work investigates the human body as a fragile boundary – between identity and projection, silence and surface.
With a background in fine art portraiture, Zimmer’s photographic language blends sculptural materials, fashion aesthetics, and poetic disruption.
His work explores emotional fragility, cultural expectations, and the tension between control and vulnerability.
Artist Statement
My work is an inquiry into the body as surface, sign, and wound.
I create images that oscillate between beauty and unease – between what we reveal and what we are forced to conceal.
Rooted in portraiture, my photography challenges the illusion of clarity. Faces become masks. Skin becomes fabric. Emotion is refracted, not displayed.
I often work with translucent materials, distorted textures, or sculptural elements to question identity and perception. What we call “reality” is often just a rehearsed performance of expectation.
I am interested in what breaks through: a tremor, a tear, a crack in the surface.
The moment something raw appears – fragile, yet undeniable.